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  NE 
  W 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  on 
  the 
  other. 
  The 
  claim 
  of 
  friendship 
  and 
  a 
  single 
  heart 
  are 
  on 
  

   the 
  tree 
  of 
  peace. 
  It 
  reads 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  By 
  the 
  Honorable 
  Sir 
  William 
  Johnson, 
  Bart., 
  His 
  Majesty's 
  sole 
  

   Agent 
  and 
  Superintendent 
  of 
  Indian 
  Affairs 
  for 
  the 
  Northern 
  De- 
  

   partment 
  of 
  North 
  America, 
  Colonel 
  of 
  the 
  Six 
  United 
  Nations, 
  

   their 
  Allies 
  and 
  Dependants, 
  etc., 
  etc. 
  

  

  To 
  Whereas, 
  I 
  have 
  received 
  repeated 
  proofs 
  of 
  your 
  at- 
  

  

  tachment 
  to 
  his 
  Britannic 
  Majesty's 
  Interests 
  and 
  Zeal 
  for 
  his 
  service 
  

   upon 
  sundry 
  occasions, 
  more 
  particularly 
  

  

  I 
  do 
  therefore 
  give 
  you 
  this 
  public 
  Testimonial 
  thereof, 
  as 
  a 
  proof 
  

   of 
  his 
  Majesty's 
  Esteem 
  and 
  Approbation, 
  Declaring 
  you, 
  the 
  said 
  

   to 
  be 
  a 
  of 
  your 
  and 
  recommending 
  it 
  to 
  

  

  •all 
  his 
  Majesty's 
  Subjects 
  and 
  faithful 
  Indian 
  Allies 
  to 
  Treat 
  and 
  

   Consider 
  you 
  upon 
  all 
  occasions 
  agreeable 
  to 
  your 
  character, 
  Station 
  

   and 
  services. 
  Given 
  under 
  my 
  hand 
  and 
  seal 
  at 
  Arms 
  at 
  Johnson 
  

   Hall 
  the 
  day 
  of 
  17 
  . 
  

  

  By 
  Command 
  of 
  Sir 
  W: 
  Johnson. 
  

  

  The 
  above 
  certificate 
  has 
  nothing 
  to 
  do 
  with 
  an 
  Indian 
  council, 
  

   save 
  as 
  the 
  picture 
  symbolically 
  represents 
  one. 
  Another 
  filled 
  out 
  

   and 
  different 
  in 
  character 
  was 
  recently 
  at 
  the 
  Onondaga 
  reservation. 
  

   The 
  latter 
  has 
  not 
  even 
  this, 
  but 
  it 
  seems 
  well 
  to 
  place 
  it 
  on 
  perma- 
  

   nent 
  record, 
  and 
  so 
  this 
  also 
  follows. 
  It 
  is 
  written 
  on 
  a 
  well 
  pre- 
  

   served 
  parchment 
  : 
  

  

  By 
  the 
  Honorable 
  Sir 
  William 
  Johnson, 
  Baronet, 
  His 
  Majesty's 
  

   sole 
  agent 
  and 
  superintendent 
  of 
  the 
  affairs 
  of 
  the 
  Six 
  United 
  

   Nations, 
  their 
  Allies, 
  Dependants, 
  and 
  Colonel 
  of 
  the 
  Same, 
  etc. 
  : 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  Oneidas 
  and 
  Tuscaroras 
  living 
  at 
  and 
  about 
  Aughguago 
  : 
  

  

  Whereas, 
  You 
  have 
  on 
  sundry 
  occasions 
  manifested 
  your 
  love 
  

   and 
  fidelity 
  to 
  His 
  Majesty, 
  the 
  Great 
  King 
  George, 
  and 
  your 
  sin- 
  

   cere 
  attachment 
  to 
  all 
  his 
  subjects, 
  your 
  brethern, 
  and 
  have 
  plighted 
  

   to 
  him 
  by 
  several 
  belts 
  of 
  wampum 
  your 
  solemn 
  assurance 
  that 
  you 
  

   are 
  determained 
  to 
  remain 
  firm 
  and 
  steadfast 
  friends 
  to 
  the 
  British 
  

   interest 
  so 
  long 
  as 
  God 
  shall 
  give 
  you 
  life, 
  and 
  will 
  promote 
  the 
  

   same 
  amongst 
  all 
  Indians 
  to 
  the 
  utmost 
  of 
  your 
  brotherhood 
  and 
  

   desire 
  all 
  His 
  Majesty's 
  subjects 
  to 
  whom 
  this 
  may 
  be 
  shown 
  to 
  

   receive 
  and 
  treat 
  you, 
  the 
  said 
  Oneidas 
  and 
  Tuscaroras 
  of 
  Augh- 
  

   guago 
  as 
  good 
  friends 
  and 
  brothers 
  to 
  the 
  English. 
  

  

  Given 
  under 
  my 
  hand 
  and 
  seal 
  of 
  office 
  at 
  Fort 
  Johnson, 
  this 
  

   twenty-fifth 
  day 
  of 
  August, 
  in 
  the 
  year 
  of 
  our 
  Lord, 
  one 
  thousand 
  

   seven 
  hundred 
  and 
  fifty-seven. 
  

  

  (Signed) 
  William 
  Johnson. 
  

  

  Practically, 
  wampum 
  took 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  the 
  pipe 
  of 
  peace 
  in 
  New 
  

   York 
  for 
  a 
  long 
  time, 
  opening 
  all 
  councils 
  and 
  treaties, 
  but 
  the 
  

  

  